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I don't know why the Yanks are in such a big hurry to dump Javier. His name is mentioned in every trade. He was one of the best pitchers in the bigs before Mel got his mitts on him. What is he, 28? If he goes somewhere else the Yanks will regret it for 10 years.

bump please vote (As you can see Steve has already voted using his ID and 9 fake id's).

I don't know if the powers that be will abide by the vote, but it is worth a shot.

Test: stevestojan sh-- Works fine sometimes, not others.

I'll go with: Hark the Herald Angels Sing and Silent Night. For humor I'll go with Bob and Doug McKenzie's 12 days.

I just fixed it.

And I say to myself..........what a wonderful world....... Compare Contrast Update: The link is now fixed.

Better looking?

You seem to be trying that red state blue state correlation thingy again. We get it. Anyone that votes for Republicans is dumb. As for the rest of your post, the correlations are tough to draw. Does "abstinence only program" mean there are no other programs at all in that state? Are there other demographic factors in play? Does the program itself properly support abstinence (is it taught in a compelling way)? Does anyone think teaching kids to put condoms on cucumbers is really helping? If I'm not listening about abstinence, why would I listen to a condom lesson? I don't know really, maybe it would work to a degree but it would definitely be tough to properly measure its success rate. What is the opportunity cost? Perhaps an extra math session a day would serve the students better than condom or virginity class. Doesn't MTV teach us everything we need to know about condoms already? Can't our parents teach us abstinence?

I agree. RiO gripes about the lack of topics, them complains about a post being too long. Classic.

What should they teach in schools to stop that?

From Spinal Tap: Ours Goes To Eleven.

She was great in the Incredibles. How did she strectch those arms and legs like that?

I rarely watch TV talk shows at night (not even Fox ). Last night I was flipping and ended up watching Larry King. He had an 18 wrestler on. The kid was born without the lower halves of his arms or legs. His story was incredible and his attitude was even better. Also, he was clearly comfortable in front of a camera in a way well beyong the average 18yo. Larry King was astoundingly awful. I started mondering if he was drunk. His questions were: Do you ever ask why me? Are you ever angry about your situation? Are you jealous of others? Do you ever wonder what if......? Isn't it hard? Do you ever feel like giving up? After a half hour of this, the kids parents came on (remote) and Larry asked them: Wasn't it hard? Did you ever ask why me? Did you ever feel like giving up? It was truly amazing. It looked like he had no preparation at all. Is he always like this? The kid that was on was the only reason I kept watching.

What led me to H&R Block was "white collar" seasonal workers.

Stop stealing my schtick.

Well, I would have said H&R Block, but I think "choke" is a reach. He does however have enough money to choke a horse.

As much guts as Favre has shown (tons) I think the Ripken streak is without question tops. I don't know the exact numbers, but I do know he went for several years without missing an inning. The games are so different it is silly to do a comparison, but Ripken's streak just stands out so much. He played through pain too with hurt ankles, elbows, etc. He had to play the very next day after sustaining these injuries. Part of any streak is luck, (Steve Garvey had a pretty long streak but broke his hand sliding into home) but over 2500? It would be interesting to see the mena time between sitting out games at QB and SS to do the comparison though.

What? You forgot that Tony Gwynn had a legitimate shot at hitting .400 in '94? This will always bug me. Also, I had a line on World Series tickets that year (none before or since). Baseball itself is such a great game. The owners/players being jerks can never change that. It's been 10 years, it's ok to come back, but don't look for the Expos when you get here.

It looks lke the TBD organized boycott worked. Behold the power of TBD. Alexander flops.

Why don't all you KzooMike stevestojan s just take your kids to see The Incredibles instead. It's a better movie and you won't even have to argue with each other.

The problem with Bledsoe isn't his ability to have good game(s). It is his inability to perform certain tasks required of a QB. This inability ensures that a good season is not really possible. When a defense has a stupid game plan, Bledsoe can exploit it. He still has a very strong arm and can throw deep. What he can't do is think quickly enough to throw slants and short range passes. He has the occasional brain fart that leads to dumb interceptions as well. I could live with the dumb picks, but the lack of the short route puts a crimp in the overall offense. Simon summarized this well in his thread last week. If a team "gives" Bledsoe the short routes and takes away the run along with pressuring him too quickly for the long routes to develop, he is toast. The Bills had some good elements to their game plan yesterday (flee flicker, focus on Campbell, etc) but these are gimmicks that won't last a whole season. The Rams also played into the Bills hands a bit. These things will happen, but not often enough for the Bills to have a good season with Bledsoe. Their are too many smart teams out there.

I got realist. A couple of points: 1. I always complain about this on these lists, but i didn't agree with any of the answers 100%. On some I just clicked one in what would have been a 50/50 choice. 2. Even though I got realist, I think the is a bit misleading. The writer's perception of "real" could always be off, no?

It is clearly very easy to game plan for Bledsoe. You have nailed the type of passes he is unable to complete. This is the main reason I am confused when people view Josh Reeed as a bust. This is the exact route he is meant to run and should be running.

Fez: A couple of points: your last post says: (see the bold type) Your original post contains: I don't think these things line up. In your scenario, you are not making technology to skip commercials, you are simply using it. On your second paragraph I disagree with you. You are not buying a movie when you buy a DVD. You are buying a license. That license may or may not come with restrictions. The very act of purchasing the DVD is your agreement to the terms of the license. If you don't like the terms of the license, don't buy the product. That will speak lourder than any congressman. The license could say you have to watch this movie while dressed in a frilly tutu if that is what the owners of the product want. The same rules apply to CDs and all sorts of software for home and commercial use. Just because someone wants to use a movie/music/development tool in a certain way doesn't mean they should be able to do it. It stands to reason that the owner of a product would want to sell its use to as many willing customers as possible. They should have this right. If more restictive licenses help them achieve this goal, then so be it. BTW, Tivo did a lot more to bankrupt Replay than any lawsuit ever did. Although I don't know as much about it, I tend to agree with you on the WHOIS stuff. The burden of proof should be on the accuser, and if it is hard to find a culprit, then it is hard to find a culprit. With that said, once a culprit is found, I am not against stiff penalties.